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Speeding Tickets, Traffic Tickets, and Other Driving Adventures

At least to some extent, certain tendencies are hard-wired into the brains of our male species. One such behavior is the “need for speed.” Of course this isn’t limited to only men, but generally more men seek out the rush of speed.

I think it’s a testosterone thing. Perhaps it’s correlated to danger, or perhaps it’s some ancient oneness with the wind. I really can’t say and honestly I don’t care. I just love to go fast.

Unfortunately this innate aptitude for acceleration gets us in trouble around town in the form of speeding tickets. I want to be clear that I don’t condone reckless driving, boating, or flying. But I do think the speed limits are completely ridiculous in many areas and the enforcement of those limits is itself criminal.

The “people” in many jurisdictions have handed their police force an unlimited license to tax those perceived as violating the law without proper evidence or due process. Their tools and judgment are often suspect, but difficult to properly challenge. Instead, a victim is guilty without any chance of proving him or herself innocent. Certainly the radar or lidar could be miscalibrated or simply pointing at the wrong vehicle. And what about the automated speed cameras? How often do they snap a photo of the wrong car?

Injustice happens in the “speed enforcement” arena nearly every minute of the day and because it results in vast revenues for each jurisdiction it’s generally overlooked and unchallenged. That doesn’t mean you should be a victim. Even if you do indulge in a little bit of vigilant vehicle velocity, you don’t deserve to be persecuted… unless you unconcernedly whiz around neighborhoods filled with kids. That’s just not cool.

So here are some things you can do. First, don’t be a dipshit. If you want to go fast, pick a safe time and place for it. Don’t use your car as an outlet for macho bullshit. I spent a number of years scraping people like that off the side of the road. If you really need to race with people, go find a race track.

If you want to make your car virtually invisible to red light and speed cameras, check out photo blocker spray. You can also add speed trap detection to a Garmin GPS using this app from Phantom Plate. Finally, instead of (or in addition to) a radar detector, you can try a GPS based detector that warns you of speed traps ahead.

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